Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at PRICE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 5/16/2025

1 amputation · 2025054623 · 5/16/2025 · PRICE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Shearing machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: PRICE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 2975 Shawnee Ridge Court North West, SUWANEE, GEORGIA, 30024
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a metal shearing machine to cut a 48-inch x 48-inch piece of sheet metal. The hold spring on the shear came down on his right index finger, resulting in amputation at the distal interphalangeal joint.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown